The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train will offer a third daily round trip from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo beginning May 4, providing more convenient travel options for Cal Poly students and other travelers.
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Cal Poly STUNT hosts inaugural home event as a Division I sport
For the first time since being promoted to a Division I sport, Cal Poly STUNT hosted the STUNT Stampede on April 3-4, where they finished the two-day event with a 3-1 record.
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How Cal Poly is exploring wildfires and their prevention
Ashley Branum was just a couple days away from giving birth to her first child on a clear October day in 2023, when she sat alone inside her San Luis Obispo home. Branum heard some commotion outside and went to check it out. After clearing her doorway, she was greeted with a plume of smoke […]
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Former Cal Poly administrator to face trial for alleged lewd act on child
Richard Ellison, a former Cal Poly administrator and Bike SLO County executive director, is facing trial for allegedly committing a lewd act on his 6-year-old step-granddaughter.
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Riding in their footsteps: family legacies live on in Cal Poly Rodeo
Several Cal Poly Rodeo athletes said that being immersed in the world of rodeo was something that happened before they could even remember. To them, rodeo has always been second-nature, something they were raised with, passed down through their family. Vince Nino, a team roping and tie-down roping athlete for Cal Poly Rodeo, is continuing […]
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Inside the California court system: How the courts represent San Luis Obispo
The California court system represents San Luis Obispo through its Superior Court and its District Attorney. The Supreme Court may intervene in specific scenarios.
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Club sports athletes report minimal field damage after Morning on the Green festival
Women’s Ultimate Frisbee and Rugby Team athletes reported minimal damage to the Lower Sports Complex fields after the Morning on The Green Festival, and suggested the university transition the event to the turf fields to protect the grass fields.
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Feeding students or starving innovation? The political debate over the Billionaire Tax Act
The proposed Billionaire Tax Act in California would tax 5% of the wealth of the state’s 200 billionaires to generate $100 billion in tax revenue, which would be used to support healthcare, education and nutrition programs, but critics warn that it could harm the state’s economy and innovation.
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Cal Poly Baseball fall 12-4 to UC Santa Barbara to seal sweep against Blue-Green rival
Cal Poly Baseball was unable to salvage a game in the Blue-Green rivalry series against UCSB, with the Gauchos (19-10, 8-4 Big West) finishing off the sweep on Sunday with a 12-4 victory.
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Cal Poly’s annual Tomato Spectacular will feature 90 varieties for sale
Cal Poly’s Horticulture Unit is hosting the annual Tomato Spectacular sale on April 4, offering over 5,000 tomato plants of 90+ varieties, as well as basils, peppers and tomatillos, for $7 each, with proceeds going back into the horticultural and plant science unit.
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Pac-12 Wrestling Conference adds five schools, setting up a packed 2026-27 field
Starting next year, the previously four-team Pac-12 Wrestling conference will now be expanding to nine schools, according to an announcement made Wednesday, April 1 by the Pac-12.